We deliver high quality retirement research that contributes to informed policymaking by fostering a deep understanding of the value of retirement security to employees, employers and the economy.
Raising the Bar: Policy Solutions for Improving Retirement Security
This report provided a summary of NIRS’ inaugural policy conference, which brought leaders of retirement policy in order to encourage productive dialogue and reach a definitive conclusion.
Pensionomics: Measuring the Impact of State and Local Pension Plans
This report provides the national economic impacts of public and private pension plans, as well as the impact of state and local plans on a state-by-state basis.
The Pension Factor: Assessing the Role of Defined Benefit Plans in Reducing Elder Hardships
This report calculates the impact of pensions for reducing the risk of elder American poverty and hardship, particularly for households headed by women and racial/ethnic minority groups.
Pensions & Retirement Security: A Roadmap for Policy Makers
This nationwide public opinion poll measures how Americans feel about their financial security in retirement and assesses their views on policies that could improve their retirement outlook.
In it for the Long Haul: The Investment Behavior of Public Pensions
Using data on public pension plan investment patterns from the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Census Bureau, this report analyzes how public pension plans invest, in both bull and bear markets.
